[Regulation]Regulation update: EU Considers discontinuing SCIP to Ease Environmental Compliance Burdens

6 Aug 2025

The European Commission is considering discontinuing the SCIP database as part of its Simplification of Administrative Burdens in Environmental Legislation initiative. This may ease reporting obligations for companies across the supply chain.


Initiative Overview

  • Objective: To reduce administrative burdens without affecting the policy objectives pursued by the legislation

  • Background for SCIP Phase-Out

    • Duplicative reporting

    • Excessive administrative burden and costs

    • Concerns over effectiveness, etc

  • Call for Evidence: Until September 10, 2025

  • Commission Adoption: (expected) Q4 2025


SCIP Overview

  • Legal basis: Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and its amendment (EU) 2018/851

  • Entry into force: January 5, 2021

  • Scope and requirements: Reporting obligations on SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) present in articles at concentrations above 0.1% via the SCIP database.

  • SCIP database operator: ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)


IMDS & SCIP

  • SCIP submission function added to IMDS (Release 13, May 2021)

  • Key Features

    • Automatic detection of SVHC content

    • Partial auto-fill of data required for SCIP submission

    • Time and cost savings by using existing IMDS data




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